I’m very excited that I am going to be spending a week in Denver and Boulder, Colorado, this September to talk about some topics…
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Information Security
Boxtops for Data Mining?
The longstanding Boxtops for Education program in which everyone and their grandmother cuts the tops off of General Mills products and gives them to…
Information Security
Points and Counterpoints on Security Hiring Challenges
Over the last few weeks, I have had various discussions with colleagues across the information security field, at all stages in their careers. There…
Announcement
Secratic: A Personal Legend
Nearly 25 years ago, I received a present from a lifelong friend. The gift was, first and foremost, an attempt “to get me to…
Leadership
The Power of Contemplation
This week I was in Denver to do some work for Secratic, and to meet with friends and colleagues in Denver and Boulder to…
Information Security
Security Awareness Success
I have finally had the validation that my casual yet persistent security awareness approach actually works and eventually gets into the consciousness (and subconscious)…
Announcement
New Year, New Talks
I am very honoured and excited to have had a number of talks accepted and been asked to join panels at four upcoming conferences…
Privacy
Article: How to read a privacy policy in a post-GDPR world
The Verge did a great job with a quick summation video of what to look for in a privacy policy when reviewing, hopefully before…
Information Security
ALA Midwinter 2018 Denver Privacy Breakfast Recap
Thank you to all that attended my session in Denver last Saturday entitled “Shore to Shore: How Europe’s New Data Privacy Laws Help U.S.…
Library
It All Comes Down to Trust!
In reading Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe’s (@lisalibrarian) article, What Will You Do When They Come for Your Proxy Server? on Scholarly Kitchen this morning, a…